 | James Alexander Manning - Great Britain - 1851 - 544 pages
...whether he saw any of them, and whom they were T Lenthall answered, " May it please your Majesty, I have neither eyes to see nor tongue to speak in this place,...House is pleased to direct me, whose servant I am here: and humbly beg your Majesty's pardon that I cannot give any other answer than this to what your... | |
 | NBC University of the Air - America - 1852 - 424 pages
...this appeal showed where he felt his allegiance due. "May it please your Majesty," said he, "I have neither " eyes to see nor tongue to speak in this...House is pleased " to direct me, whose servant I am here ; and humbly beg your Majesty's " pardon that I cannot give any other answer than this to what... | |
 | Lady Theresa Lewis - 1852 - 424 pages
...this appeal showed where he felt his allegiance due. "May it please your Majesty," said ho, " I have neither " eyes to see nor tongue to speak in this place but as the House is pleased " to direct mo, whose servant I am here ; and humbly beg your Majesty's " pardon that I cannot give any other answer... | |
 | George Godfrey Cunningham - Great Britain - 1853 - 528 pages
...of a precipice, and bearded a lion in his den. " Sir," said the ready and prudent speaker, " I have neither eyes to see, nor tongue to speak in this place,...to direct me, whose servant I am. And I humbly ask your pardon that I cannot give any other answer to what your majesty is pleased to demand of me." But... | |
 | Bulstrode Whitlocke - Great Britain - 1853 - 612 pages
...The ing on his knee, answered the king to this purpose : speaker. MAY IT PLEASE YOUR MAJESTY, I have neither eyes to see nor tongue to speak in this place...house is pleased to direct me, whose servant I am here ; and humbly beg your majesty's pardon that I cannot now give any other answer than this to what... | |
 | Thomas Dugdale - 1854 - 560 pages
...delivered up to him, he rose from his chair, and calmly replied : — " May it please your majesty, I have neither eyes to see, nor tongue to speak in this place,...House is pleased to direct me, whose servant I am here, and humbly beg your majesty's pardon, that I cannot give you any other answer than this, to what... | |
 | François Pierre G. Guizot - 1854 - 460 pages
...they?" The Speaker fell on his knees, and replied — " May it please your Majesty, I have neither eye to see nor tongue to speak in this place, but as the...House is pleased to direct me, whose servant I am here. And I humbly beg your Majesty's pardon that I cannot now give any. other answer than this to... | |
 | François Guizot - Great Britain - 1854 - 444 pages
...they?" The Speaker fell on his knees, and replied — " May it please your Majesty, I have neither eye to see nor tongue to speak in this place, but as the...House is pleased to direct me, whose servant I am here. And I humbly beg your Majesty's pardon that I cannot now give any other answer than this to what... | |
 | Francis Lister Hawks - 1856 - 448 pages
...respectfully bending his knee, firmly replied : " I have, sir, neither eyes to see, nor tongue to speak jn this place, but as the House is pleased to direct...whose servant I am. And I humbly ask pardon, that I can not give any other answer to what your Majesty is pleased to demand of me." The greatest disorder... | |
 | English literature - 1856 - 594 pages
...members were present. Lenthal, thus suddenly interrogated, answered with singular felicity, ' I have neither eyes to see nor tongue to speak in this place, but as the House is pleased to direct me.' Having again looked round, the King said that he perceived the birds had flown, that he only intended... | |
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May it please your majesty, I have neither eyes to see, nor tongue to speak in this place, but as the House is pleased to direct me... 
